How Iranian families response to the conditions affecting elderly primary health care.

In response to the need for effective elderly primary health care programs in the Islamic Republic of Iran, the present study sought to determine the nature of family's caring behaviors related to the elderly primary health care in an urban area in Iran. A qualitative research was conducted thr...

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Main Authors: Darani, Firoozeh Mostafavi, Mohd. Riji, Haliza, Abedi, Heidarali, Ahmad, Shamsuddin, Abd Latiff, Latiffah
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Published: Medwell Journals 2010
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author Darani, Firoozeh Mostafavi
Mohd. Riji, Haliza
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Ahmad, Shamsuddin
Abd Latiff, Latiffah
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description In response to the need for effective elderly primary health care programs in the Islamic Republic of Iran, the present study sought to determine the nature of family's caring behaviors related to the elderly primary health care in an urban area in Iran. A qualitative research was conducted through 24 in-depth interviews, 4 focus groups (8 participants in each group) and participants observation. The following 2 main categories emerged from the analysis to describe family's caring behaviors: internal responses and external responses. This qualitative study has gathered data that could be used by policy makers and health care providers and researchers concerned with elderly health and their quality of life. Based on these findings, it is recommended that providing primary health care for the elderly should be embedded in a comprehensive approach which aims to change the conditions affecting the elderly primary health care in urban areas.
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spelling upm-150362015-11-11T04:19:21Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/15036/ How Iranian families response to the conditions affecting elderly primary health care. Darani, Firoozeh Mostafavi Mohd. Riji, Haliza Abedi, Heidarali Ahmad, Shamsuddin Abd Latiff, Latiffah In response to the need for effective elderly primary health care programs in the Islamic Republic of Iran, the present study sought to determine the nature of family's caring behaviors related to the elderly primary health care in an urban area in Iran. A qualitative research was conducted through 24 in-depth interviews, 4 focus groups (8 participants in each group) and participants observation. The following 2 main categories emerged from the analysis to describe family's caring behaviors: internal responses and external responses. This qualitative study has gathered data that could be used by policy makers and health care providers and researchers concerned with elderly health and their quality of life. Based on these findings, it is recommended that providing primary health care for the elderly should be embedded in a comprehensive approach which aims to change the conditions affecting the elderly primary health care in urban areas. Medwell Journals 2010 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/15036/1/How%20Iranian%20families%20response%20to%20the%20conditions%20affecting%20elderly%20primary%20health%20care.pdf Darani, Firoozeh Mostafavi and Mohd. Riji, Haliza and Abedi, Heidarali and Ahmad, Shamsuddin and Abd Latiff, Latiffah (2010) How Iranian families response to the conditions affecting elderly primary health care. Research Journal of Biological Sciences, 5 (6). pp. 420-429. ISSN 1815-8846; ESSN: 1993-6087 http://www.medwelljournals.com 10.3923/rjbsci.2010.420.429 English
spellingShingle Darani, Firoozeh Mostafavi
Mohd. Riji, Haliza
Abedi, Heidarali
Ahmad, Shamsuddin
Abd Latiff, Latiffah
How Iranian families response to the conditions affecting elderly primary health care.
title How Iranian families response to the conditions affecting elderly primary health care.
title_full How Iranian families response to the conditions affecting elderly primary health care.
title_fullStr How Iranian families response to the conditions affecting elderly primary health care.
title_full_unstemmed How Iranian families response to the conditions affecting elderly primary health care.
title_short How Iranian families response to the conditions affecting elderly primary health care.
title_sort how iranian families response to the conditions affecting elderly primary health care.
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